Pane-fastener



J. G. PARKINS.

PANE FASTENER- APPLlCATION FILED AUG-24 I918- 1,337,565. Patented Apr. 920,

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ARKIN PANE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 24, 1918.

JOHN G. PARKINS, 0F RORER, WESTVIRGINIA.

PANE-FASTENER.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Application filed August 24, 1918. Serial No. 251,272.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat 1, JOHN G. PARKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Borer, in the county of Greenbrier and State of W'est Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pane-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pane fasteners for fastening; glass-panes in.

window sashes and dispensing with the use of putty for such purpose, the object of my invention being to provide an. improved pane fastener which is made of sheet metal, which is simple in construction, which can be readily adjusted and removed when desired and by means of which a glass pane may be securely and expeditiously fastened in a sash.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastening bar for use in connection with the pane fasteners in windows and which iave a number of panes, the said fastening barbeing common to a number of the pane fasteners and being adapted to be readily installed and removed as required.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a window sash provided with a pane fastener constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the fastener.

Fig. 8 isa detailed sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. at is an elevation of a sash having a number of panes and showing my improved pane fasteners in use and also showing the fastening bar which is common to the pane fasteners and secures the latter in place.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the same on the plane indicated by the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a similar view on the plane indicated by the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 77 of Fig. 1, showing the fastening means, and

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the fastening means.

My improved pane fastener is made of sheet metal andronstitutes astrip of suitable length, thickness and width and which is bent to form sides 2 an end 3 and detachable end members 4 opposite the end 3. The

strip comprises a web 5, an outwardly extending base flange 6 to bear against the glass pane and provided at its outer edge with serrations 7 to enter a bar or member of the window sash and also comprises a doubled outer portion or fold S at the outer edge of the web and which fold terminates in an outstanding flange 9 of less width than the base flange 6 and spaced from said base flange, the said flange 9 also having serrations 10 at its outer edge adapted to be driven into a member of the window sash. At the corners of the fastener the flanges 6, 9 are cut as shown at 11. The flange 6 is coextensive in length with the fastener but the flange 9 terminates at the corners of the fastener where the same is bent to form the detachable ends eL. Each end portion 4: of the fastener is formed at the upper or outer edge of its web with an outstanding lug 12 which is integral therewith. The said lugs 12 of said end members at are arranged in overlapping relation, one upon the other and are held by a suitable pin 13 which passes through registering openings in said lugs and enters a tubular socket is which is arranged in an opening in one of the members of the sash as shown. Preferably the lugs and the head of the fastening pin are counter-sunk in the sash and not permitted to project therefrom.

My improved pane fastener is extremely strong and durable, may be readily manufactured at slight cost and can be bent and adjusted as required for installing or removing the same.

Then the pane fasteners are used in a sash having a number of glass panes a fastening bar 15 is provided for use in connection therewith and which is arranged on the outer side or edge of a mullion between two' vertical series of panes and has its ends fastened to the top and bottom bars or members of the sash by means of suitable fastening members. This fastening bar is made of sheet metal and is channeled in opposite sides to receive the lugs 12 of the pane fasteners. In the application of this fastening bar to a window structure it is seen that the bar must be moved longitudinally upon the mullion in order that the lugs 12 on the pane fasteners may be engaged within the channels or grooves formed in the sides of the bar 15. In this construction it will be seen that the bar 15 takes the place of the securing member 13 described in the first part of the specification.

While I have herein shown and described a preferred form of my invention 1 would have it understood that changes may be made in the form, proportion and construction of the several parts without departing from the spirit of my invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. A pane fastener comprising a rectangular frame adapted for engagement within a sash in abutting relation to the pane of glass disposed therein and formed from a strip of resilient material bent into rectangular shape and having one side severed whereby to provide meeting ends, penetrating tines formed on said strip and adapted for penetrating engagement with the sash, overlapping lugs formed on the meeting severed ends and provided with openings, and means engaging said lugs for holding them against separation.

2. A pane fastener comprising a rectangular frame adapted for engagement within a sash in abutting relation to the pane of glass disposed therein and formed from 21 strip of resilient material bent into rectangular shape and having one side severed whereby to provide meeting ends, penetrating tines formed on said strip and adapted for penetrating engagement with the sash, overlapping lugs formed on the meeting severed ends and provided with openings, and means engaging said lugs for holding them against separation, said means comprising a pin having a lateral projection at one end and insertible through said lugs, said lugs being provided with key-hole openings whereby after insertion of said pin partial rotation thereof will prevent withdrawal.

3. In combination with a plurality of pane fasteners each formed as a rectangular frame having one side severed to provide -meeting ends, said meeting ends being provided with overlapping lugs, a fastening bar arranged between said ends of all the pane fasteners in two adjacent rows and provided in its edges with grooves slidably engaging said lugs whereby to prevent separation thereof.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

JOHN Gr. PARKINS. 

